The oldest living language in the world is Chinese, whose earliest written evidence dates back to about 1,250 B.C. Scholars think the Chinese language is older than that, ...

A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

María Branyas who lives in Spain is the world's oldest living person at the age of 115. María was born in America on 4 March 1907 and has lived through two world wars, had three children, has ...

Age might well be just a number, but for a plant in Utah known affectionately as Pando, it could be a digit that leaves all other living things in the dust. Sequencing hundreds of samples of ...

Jōmon Sugi, the oldest and largest cryptomeria tree in Yakushima, Japan, dates back at least 2,000 years and contributes to the island's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. View Article ...

The Oldest Living Creatures in the World Have Been Alive for 11,000 Years Straight. Jonathan the Giant Tortoise is believed to be the oldest land animal on earth, born in 1832 in eastern Africa.

The world's oldest living tree is "Methuselah." The tree's exact age is unknown, but experts believe it has been alive for close to 5,000 years, the U.S. Forest Service told USA TODAY in an email.

As of Feb. 28, Branyas Morera is 116 years and 361 days old and officially became the world’s oldest living person in January 2023. Branyas Morera was born on March 4, 1907, ...

At nearly 27 years old, the senior lady has been crowned the world’s oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. Suspect identified in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers, reports say.